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/**
 * Provides classes to evaluate LDAP filters against {@link java.util.Map} objects.
 * <p>
 * LDAP filter expressions are parsed using
 * {@link org.apache.axis2.transport.testkit.filter.FilterExpressionParser#parse(String)}.
 * The resulting {@link org.apache.axis2.transport.testkit.filter.FilterExpression} object can
 * then be used to evaluate the filter against a given {@link java.util.Map} object.
 * 
 * @see <a href="http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2254.txt">RFC2254: The String Representation of LDAP Search Filters</a>
 */
package org.apache.axis2.transport.testkit.filter;